Tuesday, October 18

Student Exemplars/Rubric

"The Catbird Seat" Sample
//To Kill a Mockingbird// Sample

Organization

Partner-Pair-Share

Share your thesis statement ideas from your prewriting with a partner. Discuss the organization of your essay and draft a rough outline.

Planning and Ideas: Take 10 minutes to plan your essay and prepare to write.

This is the website that I printed for you. It has excellent suggestions on "hooks" or "lead-ins" for your introductory paragraph.
http://www.tcc.edu/students/resources/writcent/documents/essay_kinds_docs/character_analysis_essay.pdf

Check out the following websites for help on character analysis ideas! You will select a character and write an analysis of this character!
http://www.enotes.com/topics/how-write-character-analysis
http://www.teachingcollegeenglish.com/2008/02/28/how-to-write-a-character-analysis-and-a-personnel-review/

Timed Writing

Write your essay. You will have 40 minutes.

Prompt: In a well-crafted essay, analyze a chosen character's idea of the American Dream. Think about this character's dreams. How would this character address the question what is the American Dream?